TY - JOUR
T1 - Influences of upstream social factors on downstream perceptions of social support in cardiac rehabilitation
AU - Fraser, Shawn N.
AU - Rodgers, Wendy M.
PY - 2009/7
Y1 - 2009/7
N2 - Within Berkman et al.'s (2000) framework, we examined sociodemographic correlates of social networks (SN) and social support (SS) in 155 heart patients (33 women, 122 men), who completed measures of sociodemographics, SN, and SS. Hierarchical regression analyses examined the relationship between sociodemographic factors and SN; and between sociodemographic factors, SN, and SS. Higher social status and more income were related to larger, more diverse networks and more SS. Higher social status and being married were related to more SS. Being married was related to more belonging and tangible support. Results show the complex relationship between higher level social factors and specific SS functions offering areas for future interventions to increase SS in heart patients.
AB - Within Berkman et al.'s (2000) framework, we examined sociodemographic correlates of social networks (SN) and social support (SS) in 155 heart patients (33 women, 122 men), who completed measures of sociodemographics, SN, and SS. Hierarchical regression analyses examined the relationship between sociodemographic factors and SN; and between sociodemographic factors, SN, and SS. Higher social status and more income were related to larger, more diverse networks and more SS. Higher social status and being married were related to more SS. Being married was related to more belonging and tangible support. Results show the complex relationship between higher level social factors and specific SS functions offering areas for future interventions to increase SS in heart patients.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2009.00502.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2009.00502.x
M3 - Journal Article
AN - SCOPUS:67651165417
SN - 0021-9029
VL - 39
SP - 1739
EP - 1761
JO - Journal of Applied Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Social Psychology
IS - 7
ER -